"Senior Orochimaru..."
Minato Namikaze sighed softly, "He truly is a difficult opponent."
At this moment, Orochimaru was at the peak of his power and fame.
As one of Konoha's Sannin, he held immense prestige within Konoha and was also responsible for one of the fronts in this war.
Except for his performance not being as dazzling as Minato Namikaze's, everything else was commendable.
Coupled with his past seniority and status, he was definitely a formidable rival.
While the two were discussing there, a set of footsteps suddenly came from outside.
A moment later, Kakashi pushed open the door and looked at the scene inside the room with some astonishment.
"Sensei, why are you here?"
He looked at Minato Namikaze sitting inside the room, his face full of surprise.
But even more surprising was Minamikawa Yuu.
Inside the room, Minamikawa Yuu and Minato Namikaze sat across from each other, chatting quite enthusiastically. The atmosphere was clearly heated, like old friends who hadn't seen each other in years.
"What's... the situation here?"
Looking at the two in front of him chatting happily like lifelong friends, Kakashi was somewhat dazed.
He felt as if he were somewhat redundant.
"Maybe I shouldn't have come back?"
This thought flashed through his mind.
"Oh, it's Kakashi."
It wasn't until Kakashi walked in that Minato Namikaze noticed him. He couldn't help but smile apologetically, "Sorry, we were so engrossed in our conversation that I didn't notice you coming in."
"What were you two just talking about?"
Kakashi was curious.
"Just some rumors from within Konoha."
Minato Namikaze smiled and subtly shifted the topic.
He chatted with Kakashi for a while before finding an opportunity to leave.
After he left, Minamikawa Yuu also found an excuse to depart, leaving behind the gift he had brought for Kakashi.
Only a bewildered Kakashi remained.
"Are they both in such a hurry?"
Standing there, he watched the departing figures of Minamikawa Yuu and the other, feeling quite baffled.
In the following period, Minamikawa Yuu and Minato Namikaze gradually became well-acquainted.
They often discussed various matters within Konoha together.
Through this process, they grew closer.
Minato Namikaze's foundation in Ninjutsu was already very profound.
Among the people around Minamikawa Yuu, he was definitely the one with the highest mastery of Ninjutsu, even reaching the point where he could create his own techniques.
As for Minamikawa Yuu, his accomplishments in many fields also earned Minato Namikaze's admiration.
Aside from a relative lack of knowledge in Ninjutsu, he was almost a universal genius.
This was especially true regarding development and governance.
This caught Minato Namikaze by surprise.
While strategic ability could be explained by talent, other skills seemed as though they could only be honed through practice and experience.
Minamikawa Yuu was only nine years old; how could he have developed such strong talents for politics and governance?
Minato Namikaze was completely puzzled by this.
But this didn't stop him from valuing Minamikawa Yuu even more.
Over a month later, a piece of news from the outside world further deepened his impression.
News arrived from Iwagakure's side.
The Kumogakure army invaded the Land of Earth, only to walk straight into a trap, suffering heavy losses.
To cover the army's safe retreat, the Third Raikage stayed behind alone to hold the rear, facing ten thousand Iwagakure Ninja by himself. He died of exhaustion after fighting for three days.
When the news spread, the world was in an uproar.
"Yuu really was right."
Inside the camp, hearing the news, Minato Namikaze was filled with wonder.
Before this happened, Minamikawa Yuu had already predicted the situation of the Ninja World.
And now, the situation within the Ninja World was exactly as he had judged before, with virtually no difference.
Such powerful judgment made Minato Namikaze sigh in admiration.
After the death of the Third Raikage, his son inherited the name A and became the Fourth Raikage.
From then on, Kumogakure also entered a period of recovery, losing the drive to continue its outward expansion.
The situation in the Ninja World gradually calmed down... Half a year later.
In front of a forest, Minamikawa Yuu stood alone.
In his hand, a mass of Chakra gathered, and then he suddenly lunged forward.
Rasengan!
The powerful Chakra converged into the Ninjutsu, instantly destroying the dummy in front of him. Its power far exceeded that of ordinary Ninjutsu.
"Very good."
Not far away, Minato Namikaze said with a smile, "At this stage, you've already mastered the basics of the Rasengan. From now on, you just need to keep practicing."
"As expected of Yuu, to achieve this level in just over a month."
He looked at Yuu in front of him with some amazement.
Over the past six months, in addition to their exchanges, he had also been teaching Minamikawa Yuu Ninjutsu.
As a Medical Ninja, Minamikawa Yuu was outstanding.
He used Medical Ninjutsu very well and performed excellently in many aspects, far stronger than ordinary Medical Ninja.
But in other areas, he was relatively lacking.
After all, his predecessor was just an ordinary student who had spent a few years at the Ninja Academy, barely learning some basics.
Although his foundation was decent, it couldn't be called exceptional.
Minato Namikaze's teaching made up for this perfectly.
In just half a year, Minamikawa Yuu had addressed his weaknesses, reaching a level comparable to a Jonin in many respects.
For his age, this was already a remarkable achievement.
"It's all thanks to your excellent teaching, Minato-sensei."
Minamikawa Yuu said with a smile, "If it weren't for your patient guidance, I doubt I would have made such rapid progress with anyone else."
"It's mutual."
Minato Namikaze shook his head and then said, "Now that your training for the Rasengan is finished, the next step is training in nature transformation."
"You have many choices in this regard, so you can take your time to think about it."
As early as half a year ago when he first started teaching Minamikawa Yuu, Minato Namikaze had conducted a Chakra nature test on him.
The results of that test were quite surprising.
Minamikawa Yuu naturally possessed all five Chakra natures; he had every attribute without deficiency.
While Minato Namikaze and Kakashi found this surprising, Minamikawa Yuu considered it normal.
After all, he was the successor of the Karma, and after being modified by the Kaguyas Seal Power, he could now be considered to have a partial Ōtsutsuki Body.
Given the Ōtsutsuki Clan's affinity for Chakra, possessing all Chakra natures was perfectly normal and not surprising at all.
"You mentioned last time that you wanted to learn the Flying Thunder God Technique?"
Looking at Minamikawa Yuu, Minato Namikaze spoke again.
"Yes."
Minamikawa Yuu nodded.
Since he had managed to become Minato Namikaze's student, what he wanted to learn most was naturally the Flying Thunder God Technique.
The Flying Thunder God Technique was an extremely rare Space-Time Ninjutsu and the foundation of Minato Namikaze's strength.
Even in the late stages when power levels kept inflating, it was one of the few techniques that didn't become obsolete and could still play a vital role.